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Infobox musical artist| name = Justin Tubb| image = Justin Tubb promo image.jpg| caption =| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Justin Wayne Tubb| alias =| birth_date = birth date|1935|08|20| birth_place = San Antonio, Texas | death_date = death date and age|1998|01|24|1935|08|20| instrument = Guitar | genre = Country music|Country | occupation = Singer-songwriter | years_active = 1953-1981| label = Decca Records|Decca , Groove Records|Groove , RCA Records|RCA | associated_acts = Ernest Tubb , Goldie Hill , Lorene Mann| website = Justin Wayne Tubb (August 20, 1935& ndash;January 24, 1998) was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas , he was the oldest son of legendary country singer Ernest Tubb .
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By 1954 he made it on the country chart with two duets with Goldie Hill & mdash;("Looking Back to See" and "Sure Fire Kisses"). A year later, at age 20, he was made a member of the Grand Ole Opry . Tubb had a few recordings of his own that enjoyed success, including "I Gotta Go Get My Baby" and "Take a Letter Miss Gray", but he was more successful as a songwriter. He penned many hit songs for other performers, including "Keeping Up with the Joneses", "Love Is No Excuse", and " Lonesome 7-7203 ", a hit for Hawkshaw Hawkins . Ultimately, six of his songs won awards.cite web | last = Brigham | first = Cathy | title = Tubb, Justice Wayne | work = Handbook of Texas Online | publisher = University of Texas at Austin | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/ftu33.html | accessdate = 2007-07-20 In the late 1950s he and roomed with a young, up-and-coming songwriter named Roger Miller .
During the 1960s, Tubb worked worked with his father on various business projects. Toward the end of his own life, he completed an album of duets with his father, using recordings Ernest had made before his death. The album, Just You and Me Daddy (1999), was released after Justin Tubb died in Nashville on January 24, 1998. He was survived by his widow, Carolyn McPherson Tubb.
Both of his sons (two of Ernest's grandsons)& mdash;Cary Tubb (died November 27, 2008, survived by older son Bryce and younger son Codee) and his younger brother Zachary Tubb& mdash;became musicians. Cary performed around the U.S. and in England. Zachery has released one album.
| last = Brigham | first = Cathy | title = Tubb, Justice Wayne | work = Handbook of Texas Online | publisher = University of Texas at Austin | url = http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/TT/ftu33.html | accessdate = 2007-07-20
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| last = Brennan | first = Sandra | title = Justin Tubb: Biography | work = CMT.com | publisher = Country Music Television, Inc. | url = http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/tubb_justin/bio.jhtml | accessdate = 2007-09-25
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Persondata | NAME = Tubb, Justin | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = Country singer | DATE OF BIRTH = August 20, 1935 | PLACE OF BIRTH = San Antonio, Texas | DATE OF DEATH = January 24, 1998 | PLACE OF DEATH = Nashville, Tennesee DEFAULTSORT:Tubb, Justin Category:1935 births Category:1998 deaths Category:People from San Antonio, Texas Category:American country singers Category:Grand Ole Opry members Category:Starday Records artists Category:Challenge Records artists Category:Groove Records artists
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